Karnak Lodge No.492

Congratulations to W. Bro. Woodhouse on his installation and the newly elected officers of Karnak!!!

Hi everyone! I’m sharing this information for Bro. Macdonald our of Kerr lodge. Space is limited. First come first serve! Our Barrie DeMolay Chapter Have a Chapter Sweetheart Chélyn Brown... She is going on a student exchange to Spain January 2020. She needs to raise funds. As a fundraiser Sept 14-15 A friend is a Provincial Firearms Instructor. He is offering a firearms course to get your Fire Arms Licence. Sept 14 - Non-Restricted (Rifle/shotgun) Sept 15 - Restricted (hand gun) 8-6 each day. 258 Pine Drive Barrie Reg price $175 for each. $350 for both. 1/2 PRICE FOR THIS FUNDRAISER Non-Restricted $80 Restricted $80 Max 12 people per day. 12 years old and up for Non-Restricted 18 years old for Restricted. I’m looking for help filling the class First come first served. A spot is reserved by way of full payment. Contact Bro. Eric Macdonald. C- 416-8193327 Kerr Lodge Chapter Dad DeMolay Board member Rainbow Girls

Best wishes for a Merry Christmas and a safe, happy New Year to all my Karnak brethren and their families.

Good times at Grand Lodge! I think this was last year.

V. W. Bro Lapp and W. Bro. Spencer receiving their 25 year pins. Congratulations Brothers!!!!!

Brethren, A reminder the brethren from Pittsburgh will be arriving this Friday June 15 for our annual gathering. Lodge will be at 07:30pm sharp for those who would like to come see an American Degree Team. Their ritual differs slightly from our own and is always expertly delivered. The meeting is free to attend.

Brethren and friends, A little late, but I'd like to congratulate W. Bro. Jeff West on his being placed in the chair of King Solomon. I'm looking forward to the next year under his leadership. Also, I'd like to pass on congratulations from the JW Chair to W. Bro. Dave Duncan and W. Bro. Bruce Topping, our two newest affiliates.

Hi everyone! Georgian North and South Wardens Association are putting on a charity pool tournament. Hope to see everyone there!

Merry Christmas and happy new year to all my Karnak brethren.

My favorite story A LIVING MASON His name is John. He has wild hair, wears a T-shirt with holes in it, jeans and no shoes. This was literally his wardrobe for his entire four years of college. He was the top of his class. Kind of esoteric and very, very bright. He became a Mason recently while attending college. After moving to his new town, he finds that down the street from his new apartment is a well-dressed, very conservative Lodge. One day John decides to go there ...after work. He walks in with shoes, jeans, his work shirt, and long hair. The Lodge has already started and so John starts looking for a seat. The Lodge is completely packed and he can't find a seat. By now the Brethren are really looking a bit uncomfortable, but no one says anything. John gets closer and closer to the East and, when he realizes there are no seats, he squats down right on the carpet. (Although perfectly acceptable behavior at a college fellowship, trust me, this had never happened in this Lodge before!) By now the Brethren are really uptight, and the tension in the air is thick. About this time, the Secretary realizes that from way at the back of the Lodge, a Past Master is slowly making his way toward John. Now the Past Master is in his eighties, has silver-gray hair, and a three-piece suit. A good man, very elegant, very dignified, and very courtly. He walks with a cane and, as he starts walking toward this boy, everyone is saying to themselves that you can't blame him for what he's going to do. How can you expect a man of his age and of his background to understand some college kid in the Lodge? It takes a long time for the man to reach the boy. The Lodge is utterly silent except for the clicking of the man's cane. All eyes are focused on him. You can't even hear anyone breathing. The Secretary can't even continue with the "Minutes" until the Past Master does what he has to do. And now the Lodge watches as this elderly man drops his cane on the floor. With great difficulty, he lowers himself and sits down next to John and welcomes him so he won't be alone. When the Secretary gains control, he says, "What I'm about to say, you will never remember. What you have just seen, you will never forget." "Be careful how you live. You may be the only Mason some people will ever meet."

Congratulations to our newest Master Mason Ronald David. The candidate and his brothers in lodge executed their work in an exemplary fashion which exhibited their enthousiasm and zeal for Freemasonry. Well done everyone!

A bit late but a few pictures of our Worshipful Master W. Bro. Rob Woodhouse with W. Bro. West and W. Bro Crawford at Grand Lodge. Pictured below is our brothers with the past Grand Master. M.W. Bro. Paul E Todd.

Congratulations to the newly amalgamated lodge in Orillia, Three Pillars Lodge No. 192. Pictured left to right is R.W. Bro Jim Stiles, W. Bro Randy Peacock of Three Pillars Lodge and our own Worshipful Master W. Bro. Robert Woodhouse.